海(うみ), うみ, み, わた, わだ

umi, mi, wata, wada

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • sea; beach

海岸(かいがん), かいがん

kaigan

JLPT 4

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • coast; beach

海外(かいがい), かいがい

kaigai

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • foreign; abroad; overseas

海洋(かいよう), かいよう

kaiyō

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • ocean

海水浴(かいすいよく), かいすいよく

kaisuiyoku

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • sea bathing; seawater bath

海(うみ), 鱝, 鱏, えい, エイ

ei, ei

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • ray (fish); stingray

津波(つなみ), 津浪(つなみ), 海嘯(つなみ), つなみ

tsunami

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • tsunami; tidal wave

海峡(かいきょう), かいきょう

kaikyō

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

領海(りょうかい), りょうかい

ryōkai

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • territorial waters

海運(かいうん), かいうん

kaiun

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • maritime; marine transportation

海流(かいりゅう), かいりゅう

kairyū

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • ocean current

海抜(かいばつ), かいばつ

kaibatsu

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • height above sea level

海路(かいろ), かいろ, うみじ, うなじ

kairo, umiji, unaji

JLPT 1

noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
  • sea route

東海(とうかい), とうかい

tōkai

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea

海軍(かいぐん), かいぐん

kaigun

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • navy

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